Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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DAYTON - The Day- ton school district will say farewell to three very spe- cial ladies at the close of this school year. Elemen- tary school principal Katie Leid, first grade teacher Julie Howard, and school secre- tary Dallas Dickinson are all set to retire. Combined, these women have well over fifty years experience in education, and for them the decision to begin a new chapter in their lives is bittersweet. Leid, who was born in Walla Walla and raised in Waitsburg, has served as principal... Full story
DAYTON - Portland General Electric Company announced Monday that it has agreed to purchase development rights for a portion of Phase II of the Lower Snake River Wind Energy Project in Columbia County from Puget Sound Energy. PGE is a utility based in Portland that serves more than 800,000 customers in Oregon. In a press release issued Monday, PGE said the portion of the project they are taking over includes 116 wind turbine sites on land north of Dayton and west of Highway 12. It will use 2.3...
1 Community Yard Sale Waitsburg (all day) Community-wide yardsale. Find a map of sale locations in The Times. Dayton Farmers Market(every Saturday) Dayton Historic DepotCourtyard 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Lots of vendors, live music, hot food and Izzy thecamel. Waitsburg CelebrationDays Royalty SpaghettiFeed, Silent Auction &Dessert Auction Waitsburg Lion's Building (Waitsburg Fairgrounds) 5:00 p.m. All proceeds go to benefitthe girls while representingWaitsburg as the RoyaltyCourt. Tickets are availablefrom the royalty. Adults $8,couple $1...
Team Results - 2B Boys 1. Asotin 64 2. La Conner 58 3. Waitsburg-Prescott 57 4. Raymond 46 5. Kittitas 38 6. Onalaska 34 7. Bear Creek 30 8. Willapa Valley 24 8. Riverside Christian 24 10. Morton White Pass 21 WP Boys 100 Meters - 2B - Finals 1. James Thompkins 11.43a 200 Meters - 2B - Finals 1. James Thompkins 22.52a 400 Meters - 2B - Finals 1. James Thompkins 50.09a 1600 Meters - 2B - Finals 6. Seth Deal 4:34.71a 3200 Meters - 2B - Finals 3. Seth Deal 9:48.68a 110m Hurdles - 39» - 2B - Pre-...
YAKIMA - There are two ways to look at the outcome of the state softball tournament for the WP Tigers: they went further than last year and ended up in the top 12, but they also traveled all the way to Yakima to get knocked out of contention by league rival DeSales. Despite high hopes that they could repeat their narrow upset of the Irish during the district playoffs, the Tigers went down against the Walla Walla team 5-1 on Sunday before the Irish themselves were rolled from the tourney by... Full story
YAKIMA - It wasn't a championship game, but it felt like one. Up against the team that ended up winning the 2B title, the Dayton softball team's tenacity pushed the Saturday evening game against Toutle Lake into extra innings. It wasn't until the 9th that the Ducks finally pierced the Bulldogs' defense and broke the tie in what home spectators described as one of the best games of the state tournament. In the end, Dayton went down 5-1 against Toutle Lake but won against Asotin on Sunday b...
CHENEY - Dayton sophomore Kaitlyn Andrews was the only local girl competing at the state track meet in Cheney last week. Andrews placed fifth in the javelin, with a throw of 118 feet, 5 inches. Her longest throw of the season was 122 feet 9 inches, in March. Andrews also competed in the 100 meter dash on Saturday. She placed ninth in the preliminary heat, missing the finals by one place. Andrews is shown at left, throwing the javelin during a meet in Dayton in April. (Times file p...
CHENEY - Eight members of the WP boys track team traveled to the state 2B track meet here Friday and Saturday. They left with the third-place trophy, coming in a point shy of second place La Conner. As he's done in every 2B meet in which he's been healthy, Junior James Thompkins dominated the sprints. He won the 100, 200 and 400 meter dashes and anchored the winning 4x100 relay team. Those four wins accounted for 40 of WP's 57 team points. The relay team also included DJ Leroue, Brendon D... Full story
The Valley Girls Barrel Racing Association com- petes and promotes barrel racing in the Walla Walla area. Recently the group put on the 35th annual "Bar- rel Daze," held April 12-14 at the Walla Walla County Fairgrounds. Nearly 1,300 contestants from all over the U.S. and Canada took part in "Barrel Daze." Contestants com- peted for $216,020 in cash and awards. Kelsie Miller from Riley, OR was the high money winner with $14,713.50. She and Bridle Bit Riley ran the fastest time of the weekend. Local girls from Waits- burg and Dayton who won...
City Hall will be closed Friday, May 31 for records management activities. They will resume business as usual on Monday, June 3rd. The next work phase of the W. 7th Street Project started Tuesday with the contractors doing demolition work on the street. The Waitsburg City Pool opens June 10th. Public Swim: Monday through Friday, 1:00-5:00 p.m. and 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Adult Lap Swim: Tuesday and Thursday, 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Closed Saturday and Sunday. Pric- es: Daily $1.50, Individual Season Pass $35.00, Fam- ily Season Pass (limited to 5...
WAITSBURG - The 110th Waitsburg High School Alumni Banquet and Reunion was held Saturday, May 25, with R. Wesley Leid, Class of 1963, presid- ing. Dr. Carol Clarke gave the welcome to the 160 alumni and guests present. Seniors of the 2013 graduating class attending were introduced and welcomed into the As- sociation. The earliest class present was 1939, with Jim Hansen and Ivan Keve. Special re- unions were celebrated by the Classes of 1953, 1958, 1963, and 1968. Although not a milestone year,...
Dayton Middle School is proud to present Students of the Month for April and May, 2013. Samantha Sweetwood, 8th Grade and Melody Reeves & Kylee Harris, 7th Grade have received the honor for April. Sidney Andrews & Jenna Phillips 8th Grade and Tristin Streby 7th Grade have received the honor for May. The students are nomi- nated by the middle school teachers based on the follow- ing criteria: honesty, respect, trustworthiness, responsibil- ity, a positive attitude, attend class, and pay attention. Stu- dents who receive this honor are rewarded... Full story
DAYTON - "I do have an unwanted visitor that we're hoping to get rid of shortly," is Deb Hays' stan- dard response to the many concerned citizens who visit Dayton's City Hall, where Hays works as Depu- ty Clerk. "People look at me like I'm crazy, but I think it's important to stay posi- tive and upbeat as much as possible." says Hays. "With so many people asking how I'm doing every day, it's not as if I can put it out of my mind." Hays is on a mission to eradicate the tumor that has lodged...
May 30: Preston Hinchliffe, Melissa Huwe and Amy Thomas. May 31: Kathleen Smith, Valerie Coe and Sharon Miller. June 1: Sean Baker, Virginia Beckel, Gary Peters, Jimmy Fisher and Jon Bickelhaupt. June 2: Jared Farley, Mitch Adams, Matthew Leid, Jerri Lambert, Becki Maki, Dallas Uthe, Shannon Mock, Cathy Eastwood, Angela DeLong, Amber Mellish. June 3: Jim Bloor, Janice Klick, Melinda Nubla, June Van Denventer, Lynne Robinson and Sharon Sherlock. June 4: Kyle Dozier, Anthony Morgan, Dick Hodge, An- gela Campbell, Charlee Long. June 5: Robert...
Ten Years Ago May 29, 2003 Two Waitsburg Cardinals are headed to the Class B state track meet and several others came agonizingly close - with- in inches or tenths of a second of making the trip. Sophomore high jumper Matt Baker cleared 5-10 without scratching to take first place in District 9 and earn a second consecutive appearance in the WIAA State B Track Meet held at Eastern Washington University in Cheney May 29-31. Freshman high jumper Natasha Montgomery qualified for state, also as number one out of District 9, by clearing 4-10 at the...
My backyard habitat is packet with nectar-rich flow- ering plants inviting butterflies of all kinds. This small lush space has inspired my community to join in on the fun of catering to wildlife. Take my neighbor, who appears to be Neanderthal but who loves butterflies; he's given way to lining his driveway with flowering annuals for the whole neighborhood to enjoy. Whether in a pot or garden floor, here's a list of showy annuals you may or may not be familiar with and are tops at supplying months of nectar and flowers for our winged friends: F...
A s trade decision-makers, human beings are not gener- ally wired to be patient when a market (or anything else) takes longer than 60 to 90 days to move. The Chicago wheat July (new crop) futures contract has not trend- ed out of an 82-cent band between $7.41 and $6.59 since February 12, well over 100 calendar days and well beyond the capacity of most of us to be patient. The general slope of the period within this horizon-less Sargasso market is gently lower, although there was a two- day period of violence during which the market traded both... Full story
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) fish managers will present information and take public input on proposed Tucannon River steelhead management changes at a meeting in Dayton on May 29. The meeting starts at 6:30 p.m. in the multipurpose room of the Dayton Elementary School at Park and 2nd streets in Dayton. WDFW southeast district fish biologist Glen Mendel explained there will be restrictions to the steelhead fishery for fall and winter 2013-14 to comply with National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) requirements to prot... Full story
The Columbia County Rural Library District has been awarded a "Books for Children" grant from The Libri Foundation for the Dayton Memorial Library. The Library has received $1050 worth of children's books, which amounts to 59 titles. The Friends of the Dayton Memorial Library was the library's local sponsor giving $350 to the Foundation, and the Libri Foundation matched that amount at a 2-to-1 ratio. The Libri books have arrived and will be on the shelves within the week. Parents and children, come check out our display of new bo...
Waitsburg 5-24 Burglary reported on Preston Avenue; locks were cut fromstorage unit. 5-25 Malicious mischief report of a door kicked in, damaginglock on W. 2nd Street. 5-26 Deputy found open door on vacant residence on W. 1stStreet. Dayton 5-21 Theft of items from horse barn reported at ColumbiaCounty Fairgrounds. Trespassing reported on Rose GulchRoad. Minor in consumption of alcohol on S. 2nd; cited forMIP/MIC. Trespassing reported on Lower Hogeye Road.Unwanted subject reported on S. 3rd Street. Possible gas theftreported on Rose Gulch Road;...
A while ago, I wrote a column about the gardens that my brother, cousin, and I were trying to grow. Now, I figure it's high time for an update. I started all of my seedlings a good distance from Waitsburg's average date of last frost, April 27. Eventually, I had produced two cherry tomato plants - a bonus, since I only needed to plant one. Three of my four pepper seeds sprouted - good, as that was the exact number I needed to plant. I sowed a couple rows of carrots on April 6, hoping against hop...
Every spring, the Touchet River Valley awakens. What lies dormant for months in winter, suddenly explodes with green life fed by rains and the welcome sun in skies blue to heaven. Everything stirs and moves and grows in this fertile soil that yields a bounty every year. It has been this way ever since the Palus Indians roamed these hills and fields, harvesting roots such as quamash, camas, kouse, bitterroots, chokeberry, huckleberry, gooseberries, rose berries and whortleberries, just to name a...
I n the fall of 2011, teams from Waitsburg-Prescott brought home two state championships - in soccer and football. While that success in team sports wasn't repeated dur- ing this school year, student-athletes from WP and Day- ton turned in many strong performances, and all of us in the Touchet Valley should be very proud of them. On Saturday, Jubilee student James Thompkins won three individual events at the state 2B track meet in Cheney - In the 100, 200 and 400 meter sprints. He also took a fourth victory, anchoring WP's winning 4x100 relay...
